Head of the Institute

Deputy Head of the Institute

Secretary of the Institute

The teaching and research profile of the Institute is determined by two departments, namely the Department of Theoretical Economics and the Department of Regional Economic Development. The main research profile of the Institute is regional economics the subjects of which are widely covered by the competences of the employees at the Institute.

The major strength of the Institute is the synergy resulting in a wide range of research which is in line with the EU’s policies for development. The Institute’ research activity focuses mainly on regional and urban economics, regional competitiveness, regional clusters, regional economic growth, regional economic and enterprise development, structural change in less developed European regions, measuring of regional inequalities, regional and urban aspects of emerging technologies, regional innovation systems, responsible innovation.